Telephone for the deaf and method of using same
First Claim
1. An electronic communications system for the deaf comprising:
- (a) a video apparatus for visually observing the images of facial and hand and finger signing motions of a deaf person and converting the observed signing motions into digital identifiers;
(b) means for translating said digital identifiers of said observed signing motions into words and phrases;
(c) means for outputting said words and phrases generated by the visual observation of said signing motions in a comprehensible form to another person;
(d) a receiver for receiving spoken words and phrases of another person and transmitting them;
(e) means for translating said spoken words and phrases into a visual form which may be observed by the deaf person; and
(f) means for outputting said visual form of said spoken words and phrases on said video apparatus for viewing by the deaf person.
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Abstract
An electronic communications system for the deaf includes a video apparatus for observing and digitizing the facial, body and hand and finger signing motions of a deaf person, an electronic translator for translating the digitized signing motions into words and phrases, and an electronic output for the words and phrases. The video apparatus desirably includes both a video camera and a video display which will display signing motions provided by translating spoken words of a hearing person into digitized images. The system may function as a translator by outputting the translated words and phrases as synthetic speech at the deaf person'"'"'s location for another person at that location, and that person'"'"'s speech may be picked up, translated, and displayed as signing motions on a display in the video apparatus.
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32 Claims
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1. An electronic communications system for the deaf comprising:
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(a) a video apparatus for visually observing the images of facial and hand and finger signing motions of a deaf person and converting the observed signing motions into digital identifiers; (b) means for translating said digital identifiers of said observed signing motions into words and phrases; (c) means for outputting said words and phrases generated by the visual observation of said signing motions in a comprehensible form to another person; (d) a receiver for receiving spoken words and phrases of another person and transmitting them; (e) means for translating said spoken words and phrases into a visual form which may be observed by the deaf person; and (f) means for outputting said visual form of said spoken words and phrases on said video apparatus for viewing by the deaf person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a method for electronic communication for the deaf comprising:
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(a) visually observing the images of facial and hand and finger signing motions of a deaf person and converting the observed signing motions into digital identifiers; (b) translating said digital identifiers of said observed signing motions into words and phrases; (c) outputting said words and phrases in a comprehensible form to another person; (d) receiving speech from said another person; (e) translating said speech of said another person into signing motions; and (f) displaying said signing motions representing said speech to said deaf person. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An electronic communications system for the deaf comprising:
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(a) a video apparatus for visually observing the images of facial and hand and finger signing motions of a deaf person and converting the observed signing motions into digital identifiers; (b) means for translating said digital identifiers of said observed signing motions into words and phrases; (c) means for outputting said words and phrases generated by the visual observations of said signing motions in a comprehensible form to another person; (d) a receiver for receiving spoken words and phrases of another person and transmitting them; (e) means for translating said spoken words and phrases into signing motions which may be observed by the deaf person; and (f) means for outputting said signing motions on said video apparatus for viewing by the deaf person, said translating means being located at a central station with which said video apparatus and receiver are in communication. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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